Pneumatic rifle for hunting - how to make the right choice

Among amateurs, and even professionals, at present the increasing interest is caused by a variety of weapons, including a pneumatic rifle for hunting game and the beast.

The possibility of using pneumatic rifles is significantly affected by the economic component, which allows drastically reducing the cost of shooting, compared with conventional firearms. Also positive moments are the practically absent impulse of recoil, low noise, excellent characteristics in accuracy and accuracy.

Supporters of conventional weapons at the same time noted the unfitness of using a pneumatic rifle against large hunting targets. However, when comparing the possibilities of using weapons against small and medium game, as well as a small beast, no one responds badly, confirming the advantage of air rifles.

A huge selection of pneumatic barrels is represented by various online stores. Fans of shooting and seasoned hunters can choose the sample of interest. Annotations detail the combat and operational characteristics, which allows you to compare the proposed options. The selected air rifle for hunting or entertainment will be delivered by courier service fast enough, the terms depend only on the place of residence.

In the absence of trust in Internet opportunities, or considering personal choice as the best way, one should visit weapons stores. In a good shop, the consultant-seller will select the best variant of the rifle on request and financial possibilities.

The best air rifle can be selected, only based on the conditions for which it is purchased. Pneumatic systems are classified in two main areas: the type of equipment and the caliber.

Classification by calibers is carried out as follows:

4.5 mm ("child" caliber) - with a real shooting range of 50-60 meters;

5.5 mm ("papal" caliber) - with a real range of shooting up to 70 meters;

6.35 mm ("grandfather's" caliber) - with a real shooting range up to 80 meters;

9 mm - the most powerful rifle with a range of shooting up to 100 meters.

Classification by type of equipment is divided into:

Spring-piston pneumatics (PPP), which include singly-charged trunks (of a breakable type, well known in the usual shooting ranges in parks);

Multicompressive pneumatics (MKP) are trunks that require the rocking of an element of a weapon (as a rule, the rifle part of the fore-end), which creates pressure on one shot;

Pre-injected pneumatics (PCP, which is due to the English-speaking abbreviation PCP) - using internal storage (cylinders) with compressed air.

A pneumatic rifle can be made by one's own hands, however, this requires good equipment, great knowledge of the theory and rules of shooting, knowledge of the mechanisms of individual small arms. But even if all these conditions are met, there is no guarantee that the created sample will satisfy the accuracy and accuracy requirements, as well as the safety of the application.

In any case, an air rifle for small game hunting is used to shoot at the target body, since the distance and small overall dimensions will not provide the required accuracy. In addition, the use of 9 mm rifles for this purpose is not recommended, since a large wound channel will reduce all results of such hunting to zero.

When hunting larger game (goose, capercaillie, black grouse), as well as the beast (hare, fox, marmot, beaver, etc.), shooting in the head area is more preferable, allowing the target to be reliably hit.

In the arms markets of the CIS countries, an air rifle for hunting, is proposed by the leading firms: Diana, Weihrauh, Air Arms - in the top-end options class; "Norica", "Gamo", "Crosman", "Stoeger" - budget options.